A new book contends that when babies experience “trauma” -- like being born prematurely, having a depressed mother and being neglected - they will be at risk for all kinds of bad things as they get older.

Babble blogger Ron Mattocks paid homage to the fictional Parks and Recreation character Ron Swanson - a brusque, take-no-prisoners, mustachioed fellow who is wont to offer “straightforward” and “genius” advice to boys about how to grow up to be a man. more

We've heard of kids feeling left out because they're not wearing the right designer brands or the latest styles, but it looks like the newest way to show off status is with "party T-shirts" - T-shirts and other paraphernalia from events like "Maggie’s 10th birthday party" or "Brian’s Bar Mitzvah."

According to ABC News, the number of mothers “who work as phone sex operators . . . [is] growing at dramatic rates.” The network blamed the bad economy for the surge in moms steaming up the phone lines for cash.

The New York Times recently profiled Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly, offering her up as an example of a new breed of TV talking heads who are open and honest about having a baby, growing a family and reporting the news on television. more

It looks like more and more adults in America are skipping the walk down the aisle as the number of marriages in the U.S. has "plunged to record lows," according to new survey results released by the Pew Research Center.

Only 51 percent of adults are married, a steep drop from the 57 percent who were married in 2000. Just to put the shift in perspective - back in the "Mad Men" year of 1960, 72 percent of adults were married. more

A new study in the American Sociological Review looked at mothers and fathers and multitasking and found that for the women, juggling more than one task at a time is more stressful than it is for the men.

A 47-year-old Chinese businessman who goes by the moniker “Wolf Dad” has written a book, "My Beida Children," about how he raised successful children using strict parenting methods. And it's reviving the issue of Amy Chua’s controversial “Tiger Mom” memoir and the debate over Chinese parenting styles.